she was his mentor at corporate law firm, where he worked as a summer associate during law school. although he was not interested in corporate law, barack was very interested in michelle. after refusing to go out with him for a month, michelle finally agreed to go out for dinner. and they soon fell in love. in october of 1992, barack and michelle were wed by reverend jeremiah wright, at the trinity united church of christ. his daughter malia was born in 1998, and sasha was born in 2001. >> [michelle] we grew up in a little bitty apartment, on the south side of chicago. my father had a severe disability, you know, no silver spoons, no magic. just parents who tried their best to give the next generation something a little bit more. we were taught that we have to work hard! and then give back. you know, we have an obligation to help others. you know, so much of who i am, uh, is grounded in that upbringing. when i connected with barack, and realized i could marry this man, it was because i saw the same in his upbringing that i saw in mine. and i got married to a person that i respected